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K. S. LATHROP.

SKIRT PROTEGTING GOAT.

No. 263,541. Patented Aug. 29, 1882.

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UNITED STATES KATHARINE S. LATHROP, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SKIRT-PROTECTING COAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,541, dated August29, 1882.

Application filed October 8, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KATHARINE STUART LATHRoP, of San Francisco, in thecounty of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new andImproved Coat for Ladies, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact specification.

The object of my invention is to cover and protect the lower parts ofladies dresses and underskirts.

The invention consists in a ladys coat provided on the inner side with afolding edge along the lower end of the coat, which folding edge isadapted to cover the lower parts of the skirts and dresses to protectthem from mud and moisture, this edge being supported by a series oftapes fastened around the waist under the skirts that are to beprotected.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures. I v

Figure l is a perspective view of the rear of my improved coat forladies. Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of the same, parts being insection to show the construction. Fig. 3 is an inside view of myimproved coat for ladies.

A coat, A, for ladies wear, is made to fit very closely and of suchlength as to almost reach the ground. The end of the material of whichthe coat is made is folded up on the inside of the coat to form afolding edge, B, about twelve to fifteen inches deep, and extendingaround the lower edge of the coat on the inside. A series of loops oreyes, C, are attached to the folding edge B. A series of ribbons, bands,or tapes, D, are united by a series of transverse bands or ribbons, E,of sufliciont length to pass around the waist of the wearer. The lowerends of the tapes or ribbons D are provided with books or catches F,which are passed into or through the eyes or loops C of the folding edgeB. The ends of the tapes or ribbons E are provided with hooks or catchesG, and with eyes H, for the purpose of uniting the ends of the tapes orribbons E after these tapes have been passed around the waist of thewearer. The coat can be made of cloth or other fabric, rubber, or

any other suitable material, and the bands D and E and the edge B may beprovided with buttons and button-holes or other devices in place of thehooks and eyes for the purpose of securing the tapes D to the pocket anduniting the ends of the tapes E. v

The coat is used as follows: The tapes or ribbons E are passed andsecured around the waist over the short skirt or petticoat J, or belowall those petticoats or skirtsK that are to be protected from beingsoiled. It is evident that the long skirts or petticoats only need beprotected, as the short petticoats do not reach very far below the knee.That part of the coat A that forms the folding edge B is folded up onthe inside of the skirts, as shown in Fig.2, and the hooks F are passedinto the eyes or apertures (J for retaining the edge B in a raisedposition. The lower parts of the dress and long skirts are thusprotected from moisture, dust, or mud by the folding edge B. When thecoat Ais tobe removed the hooks F must be taken out of the eyes C. Thetapes or ribbons D and E are not removed, but are worn until thewalking-clothes are removed altogether.

The curved-up edge of fold B need not be of the same material as thecoat A, for the coat may be of rubber and the turned-up edge of cloth,or vice versa. The folding edge is preferably sewed in the coat proper.

Having thus described myinvention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. The combination, with a ladys coat having the foldingedge B on the inner side at the lower edge thereof, of a series ofribbons or tapes, D and E, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

2. The combination, with a ladys coat, A, of the folding edge B, theeyes C, attached to this edge B, the tapes D and E, and the hooks F,attached to the ends of the tapes D, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

KATHARINE STUART LATHROP.

Witnesses:

L. B. WETHERBEE, G. ScnwARzMAnN, J r

